Emergencies in the Merambas

John Hathaway, a young Sydney graduate, accepts a post in the Merambaswhere his expertise is needed for a somewhat bizarre government project.The Merambas are known as a tropical paradise, with friendly, charmingpeople, but the quiet career John expects is disturbed as he becomesinvolved in intrigue, danger, farce and romance, and confronts thetantalizing mystery of the Sacred Document.

G.F.J.Moir, otherwise George Moir, was born in Newcastle, NSW. Hegraduated from Sydney University in Science and later went to KualaLumpur to work for the Rubber Research Institute as a biochemist. Hesubsequently served in two of Malaysia’s universities. He is now engagedin editorial work and translation, still in Malaysia, but maintains aninterest in plant biochemistry.